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Syria

Neither gunned down nor hit by a missile. A technical failure may have caused the crash of the Turkish RF-4E in Syria

The RF-4E that went down inside the Syrian airspace on Jun. 22, 2012, may have been downed by a technical failure. This is more or less what emerges from the…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
July 12, 2012

Farnborough 2012: New James Bond film's helicopter scenes leaked to Youtube

Scenes from next James Bond's "Skyfall" movie have leaked on Youtube. Although the footages and images were actually uploaded on the Internet in March 2012, the news has spread during…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
July 11, 2012
Aviation

Farnborough 2012: Exclusive Images: Ground Power Unit takes fire near Boeing 787. Firefighting vehicles dispatched.

At around 17.15 local time a GPU (Ground Power Unit) took fire near a Qatar Boeing 787 Dreamliner. Firefighting vehicles were immediately dispatched and surrounded the aircraft. Flights are being…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
July 11, 2012
Space

Farnborough 2012: Richard Branson introduces the Launcher 1. "It will go around the world at 80,000 mph in 80 minutes"

The next step of the Galactic journey is here. During the third day of Farnborough International Airshow 2012, Richard Branson introduced a new vehicle that "will change the whose satellite…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
July 11, 2012
Military Aviation

Farnborough 2012: Inside the cockpit of the U.S. MV-22 Osprey, C-130 Hercules and C-17 Globemaster III

The three largest U.S. military planes on display at Farnborough International Airshow 2012 are the MV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft, the C-130 Hercules and the C-17 Globemaster III airlifters. The following…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
July 11, 2012
Military Aviation

Farnborough 2012: A flight with the Alenia Aermacchi M-346 simulator. Including a taste of the Master’s Helmet Mounted Display

Among the most interesting things you might happen to do at Farnborough International Airshow, there's a ride in a combat plane simulator. During the Day 2 of FIA12 (#FIA12 or…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
July 11, 2012
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